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Vendedy has attained several recognitions including the 2014 Poverty Alleviation Clinton Global Initiative Commitment, 2014 IBM Global Entrepreneur, 2015 Singularity Top 5 Exponential Breakthroughs, Citi Mobile Fin Tech Top 20, 2015 Forbes Million Dollar Prize Top 40, IBM Launch Boston Top 5, Chivas Venture Million Dollar Prize USA winner, 2015 MasterCard Elevator Pitch Prize, 2015 SOCAP Award, and the winner of the 2015 DEW Startup competition. The founder is a part of the following networks: 2015 Mass Challenge Accelerator, 2015 Singularity University GSP class, 2015 Draper University cohort, Andrews Roadmaps Scholars, and 2016 Rent the Runway Project Entrepreneur.
Top Features
- Forbes Magazine: Forbes 30 Under 30- Today’s Brightest Young Stars And The Future Leaders of Everything
- Entrepreneur Magazine: Five Minutes with Christine Souffrant; Founder/CEO of Vendedy
- Ad Age: Meet AdAge’s 2016 40 Under 40
- Arabian Business Magazine– Entrepreneur of the Week
- Microsoft News: Arming Street Artists with a Marketplace- the Catalyst for Auspicious Social Change
- MasterCard Business: Empowers Business to Make a Global Impact
2017
- Standard Bank How Christine Souffrant Ntim is revolutionising informal retail
- Harvard Business Review
- B The Change Magazine Vendedy: Connecting Travelers Worldwide to the $10 Trillion Street-Market Economy The User-Powered Directory Is Shifting Gears to Reach Profitability in 2017
- Caribbean Life Magazine AT&T highlight’s founder of Vendedy for black history
- Color Magazine The Future of Startups Goes Global
- Destiny Magazine Start-up guru: Christine Souffrant Ntim
- Vendedy: The World’s Street Markets in Your Pocket Case Study Analysis & Solution
- Money Inc How Vendedy Survived 95 Funding Rejections
- US Embassy Nigeria Christine Souffrant Ntim, CEO of Vendedy, Engage Entrepreneurs in Nigeria
- Welker Media Meet Christine Souffrant Ntim: Under 30 Entrepreneur, Who Digitizes Startup Ecosystems
2016
- Forbes Magazine: Forbes 30 Under 30- Today’s Brightest Young Stars And The Future Leaders of Everything
- The Guardian Changing the game for street artisans everywhere
- Entrepreneur Magazine: Five Minutes with Christine Souffrant; Founder/CEO of Vendedy
- Huffington Post: Four Female Entrepreneurs Who Have it All (and How You Can, Too)
- Small Biz Trends Getting the Right Funding Can be Daunting – But There is Hope
- DreamIn TV: Haitian honored in Forbes Magazine’s “30 under 30”
- Dartmouth News: Six Alumni Named to Forbes “30 Under 30”
- ForHarriet.com: Meet the Black Women of Forbes 2016 30 Under 30
- Innov8tiv.com: Top 100 Women Visionary Leaders to Watch in 2016
- Haiti Observer: Christine Souffrant Listed Among Best Entrepreneurs By Forbes Magazine
- View Points Innovation Retail Innovation Shout Out: Vendedy Connects Street Vendors to Global Consumers
2015
- Inc Magazine Show Women Entrepreneurs the Role Models
- TEDx Speaker: Christine Souffrant @ TEDx Dubai
- Microsoft News: Arming Street Artists with a Marketplace- the Catalyst for Auspicious Social Change
- Manatt Ventures Media:Vendedy Wins Digital Media Startup Pitch Fest
- Chivas Venture News: Meet the Venture Contenders-Vendedy for Million Dollar Prize
- MasterCard Business: Empowers Business to Make a Global Impact
- Mastercard News: Priceless Pitch 60 Second Video Winner
- Northside Festival News: $15k Pitch Winner- Christine Souffrant
- She Knows Media: Christine Souffrant- Making It Easy to Access Local Products While You Travel
- She Knows Media: 60 Second Pitch Contest Video
- Hult News: International Womens Day-Celebrating Women Business
- Arabian Business Magazine: 2015 Startup Award Finalists Announced- Vendedy
- Microsoft News: Learn to Follow: One CEO’s expert advice on leading a team, not just managing it.
- Canadian University News: Make Opportunities Happen Says Acclaimed Young Entrepreneur
- The Gulf Today CGI Member Urges Students to Make a Difference
- Tech Cocktail: 38 Black Entrepreneurs Share Origin Stories
- Digitizenhttps://www.
digitizen.com/media/11305 - CEO Blog Nation: 17 entrepreneurs share their business name
- The Examiner: DEW 2015 Startup Competition Finalists Announced
- Digital Media Wire: Socially Relevant CGI Company Wins Startup Competition
- Le Nouveliste http://
lenouvelliste.com/ lenouvelliste/article/141825/ Christine-Souffrant-puts- Haiti-in-the-spotlight - Le Rev http://www.haitinumerique.
com/Christine-Souffrant-met- Haiti-au.html - Fukuro house feature https://upto.com/
embedded/detail/RVJ3?pt=t3eO - TechCrunch: Introducing the Startups Presenting at the NYC Meetup- Pitch 60 seconds
- Chivas Venture News: Announces the Venture Finalist for USA
- Chivas Venture News: USA Fast Pitch Finalists
- Monsters and Critics:Vendedy Selected for the Million Dollar Venture competition
- Chivas Venture News:Vendedy USA Final Video
- Ethos newspaper :http://www.ethospaper.com/
2015/07/the-chivas-challenge/ - Ivy Startup Magazine
- Kreyolicious Magazine
- Caribbean Magazine: “Street Vending @the touch of an app?”
- Kink nation: “Christine Souffrant is Changing the Game…”
- Haitian Hollywood: “Christine Souffrant on Vendedy and Entrepreneurship”
- Philanthropy Magazine “Starting a Startup, Five Things I’ve Learned”
- Dartmouth magazine July 2015 Feature
2014
- The National of UAE: Street Cred for Vendors Online
- The Clinton Global Initiative: 10 CGIU Commitment Makers are Improving their World
- Social Entrepreneurship Magazine: From Haiti to the Middle East to the World
- Hult News– Street Smarts Pay Off In Business
- The Gulf Elite: Christine Souffrant, Female Entrepreneur Getting Rid of Middlemen
- Lioness Magazine: Ask Entrepreneur Christine Souffrant of Vendedy
- The New Quo Magazine: What Poverty, Earthquakes and Haitian Art Have in Common- Meet Christine Souffrant
- Women 2.0 forum: Featuring Guest Speaker Christine Souffrant
- Hult News- Female Entrepreneurs Driving the Recovery
- Hult News: Hult Graduates Making a Social Impact
- Blogs Hautehemisphere.com: An Indie Kind of Christmas
- Blogs J Reve International: Collaboration with Vendedy Pilot in Haiti
- Blogs Sustainability Platform: Collaboration with Vendedy Pilot in Haiti
- Global Citizen Magazine Dubai: http://issuu.com/
global-citizen/docs/gc23/74 - Haiti Radio Solidarite 107.35 https://soundcloud.com/
smith-sajous/with-succesful- dubai-based-haitian-american- businesswoman-christine- souffrant - Haiti Le Nouvelliste http://
lenouvelliste.com/ lenouvelliste/article/138994/ Christine-Souffrant-offre-un- pont-dor-aux-artisans- haitiens-et-ceux-du-monde-en- entier#.VIMFVbxB8rA.facebook - Haiti Metropole TV, https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=t3Y0pg_KGgM - Haiti Magic 9 https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=xrXnvD2kMgM - Haiti Radio Caribe
- Haiti Scoop TV https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=1sVcbzQAADY - The Guardian TT, http://digital.guardian.
co.tt/?iid=107550&startpage= page0000132#folio=132